[Discuss] ASUS EEE

[Daniel M German]

 > In mine the sound and wireless worked out of the box.

Mine too

 > For wireless click on the network icon under the Internet tab and go
 > from there.  I am using WPA-PSK supplied by some no name $15 wireless
 > router.  The EEE PC does not seem to work with my normal home wireless
 > where I have implemented WPA using  EAP and 802.1X (radius)
 > authentication.


 > Sound  - I Used Music Manager under the Play Icon.  It worked after I
 > told Music Manager where to find the files on a USB stick.

Sounds should work out of the box. If not, it sounds like a hardware
problem. Make sure you turn the volume up (use the Fn keys to
mute/up/down volume--you will see an icon appear on the screen).

 > As for your other questions, there has been discussion of most if not
 > all of them on http://www.eeeuser.com/.  Suggest you take a look.  It
 > is a wealth of information.

I second that. that is where the "experts" meet and answer
questions. very user friendly at all levels.


 > Deid




 > Yves Bajard wrote:
 >> Question:
 >> 
 >> I just bought a ASUS EEE and find that it is an attractive little
 >> machine. 
 >> 
 >> However, I have not managed to       * get the sound on       *
 >> connect in wireless. 
 >> 
 >> I would appreciate some help from one of the gurus on this list (in the
 >> Victoria area) to resolve these questions and perhaps a few others: such
 >> as       * replacing open office in US version by Open Office in
 >> French
 >> with a few dictionaries,        * appropriateness of adding
 >> a USB stick with Mandriva 7.0 on the
 >> side
 >> * how we can have grub or lilo installed. to change system.
 >> * appropriateness of adding a 4 GB har disk in the machine
 >> * adding win XP on the 80 GB external HD on which I will put my
 >> (duly pruned) /home and /common folders where I have (perhaps)
 >> useful software package and my data files for use when I
 >> travel 
 >> 
 >> Thanks in advance.
 >> 
 >> And A Happy New Year to all of you. 
 >> 
 >> 
 >> Yves Bajard
 >> 
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